Sridevi was an Indian actress who acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. She was born on 1963 at Sivakasi, Tamilnadu. She started her career as a childhood artist in a Tamil movie and later got’Best Childhood Actress Award’ for a Malayalam movie’Kumara Sambhavan’ and soon after proved herself as a leading heroine at the age of 13.
Sridevi established a perfect onscreen chemistry with Kamalhassan in Tamil films and they were described as
greatest romantic couples on celluloid. Later her pair with Jeetendra in Hindi films helped her foothold in Bollywood.
She is regarded as Indias first female’Superstar’ and the highest paid actress in 1980s and 1990s. She worked with iconic directors like Yash chopra, K.Balachander, Bharathiraja, Bharathan etc in several languages. She became popular all over India by her out performance with her veteran co-stars like Rajinikanth, Kamalhassan, Chiranjeevi, Krishna, Sivajiganesan, Amitabhbachan, Vishnuvardhan, Dharmendra etc.
Moreover, when she was at the peak of her career, she offered a role in’Jurassic Park" by Steven Spielberg in Hollywood but she refused that role because of her dates. She has also appeared in TV series in’Malini Iyer’ after her marriage. Her success in the context of male dominated industry made her a recognisable actress in three largest film industries like Kollywood, Tollywood and Bollywood. She made a come back to films in’English Vinglish’ and was last seen in the film’Mom’ in 2017.
Sridevi was voted as’India’s greatest actress in 100 years’. She was deemed as one of the few female superstar capable of huge box office success without the support of a male hero. She has won many filmfare awards and worked in 300 films of various languages.
The government of India has awarded her the country’s fourth highest accolade "Padmashri’ in 2013 for her contribution and performance. Sridevi was passed away on 24th February and has left a gaping hole in Indian Cinema. Her stardom was deserved and recognised her as the Board of Directors of the Asian Academy of Films and Television. She is my all time favorite heroine.